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16 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Government has launched India's first mega consortium on 'One Health', in post-COVID times. The consortium will be led by which institution?
  1.    Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali
  2.    National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad
  3.    Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam
  4.    AIIMS Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad

The 'One Health' project was launched by Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT through video conferencing. The Consortium is comprised of 27 organisations and will be led by the DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad.


Question 2. India's first 5G network trial in a rural location has been undertaken by which company?
  1.    Reliance Jio
  2.    Vodafone Group
  3.    Bharti Airtel
  4.    BSNL
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel and Ericsson conducted India's first 5G network trial in a rural location in the first week of October 2021.


Question 3. World Students' Day is observed every on which date?
  1.    October 14
  2.    October 15
  3.    October 13
  4.    October 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> October 15

World Students' Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.


Question 4. Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation?
  1.    Varanasi
  2.    Dehradun
  3.    Coimbatore
  4.    Shimla
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Varanasi

Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation. Overall, Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and Mexico City to use ropeway in public transportation.


Question 5. The mobile App Fishwaale is launched by which state as India's first e-fish market?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Maharashtra
  4.    Nagaland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Assam

App named Fishwaale has been launched in Assam and it is India's first e-fish market.


Question 6. In 2021, what is the theme for the International Day of Rural Women?
  1.    Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All
  2.    Building rural women's resilience in the wake of COVID-19
  3.    Sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls
  4.    Rural women and girls building climate resilience
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All

2021 theme for the International Day of Rural Women is "Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All".


Question 7. The RBI has granted a small finance bank licence to Unity Small Finance Bank. It is a consortium of which entities?
  1.    Aditya Birla
  2.    BharatPe
  3.    Tata Capital
  4.    Bandhan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> BharatPe

The Reserve Bank of India has a granted small finance bank licence to the consortium of Centrum Financial Services Limited (Centrum), and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe) named Unity Small Finance Bank.


Question 8. Which company has won the bid to acquire Air India?
  1.    Larsen and Toubro
  2.    Tata Sons
  3.    Adani Group
  4.    Mahindra Group
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Tata Sons

Talace Pvt Ltd the wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons has won the bid to acquire Air India for Rs 18,000 Crore.


Question 9. The International Day of Rural Women is being celebrated on which date?
  1.    October 16
  2.    October 12
  3.    October 15
  4.    October 14
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> October 15

The International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 each year.


Question 10. The financial inclusion campaign named '6S Campaign' has been launched by which bank?
  1.    Canara Bank
  2.    Bank of Baroda
  3.    State Bank of India
  4.    Punjab National Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank has launched the '6S Campaign' under the customer outreach programme.


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